Megan is now three and a half years old! It's been a month of travelling, and Megan has enjoyed seeing lots of new places, and spending time with Grandma and Grandpa. To read more of what she's been up to this month, please check out Aidan's 5 year 10 month page...

Megan has really impressed us all with her walking abilities - for one with such little legs, she can now walk a long way without complaints :-)!! We had a lovely walk with her along the Tahuna Torea sandbar on the morning of the day Mummy went in to hospital - we were followed nearly the whole way by an inquisitive pukeko! We managed to walk all the way out along the sandbar, and even saw the flock of oystercatchers residing at the far end... The tide came in pretty quickly though, and we had to beat a hasty retreat back towards the safety of the mainland!

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Lake Wanaka - Megan leading the way as we walk along the beach. These hills were equally beautiful covered with snow as we left Wanaka.

Barefoot explorer! Megan walked the Outlet Track from Albert Town to Wanaka barefoot - quite at home in this outdoorsy country!

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More aeroplane impressions :-)

Megan towers over Aidan at Puzzling World. An impressive illusion!

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Climbing Mt Iron. Both kids did brilliantly on this 45-minute climb. Had lunch and great views at the top.

Rose Cottage, where we stayed. Despite the exterior, inside it's all quite modern and comfortable.

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Christchurch Cathedral, with a sunbeam picking out the kids (lower centre). It was bitterly cold, so a good time to run around!

Grandpa reading The Earnslaw Dragon, a story by Brian High that they picked up when they went on the TSS Earnslaw on Lake Wakatipu (Queenstown) with Grandma and Grandpa.

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Megan bouncing in front of Cape Maria van Diemen, at the start of the walk to Cape Reinga.

Cape Reinga, the top of New Zealand. Megan and Grandma on the path at the bottom of the picture.

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Posing in front of the sunset.

Casual pose at Kelly Tarlton's.

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On top of One Tree Hill, with Rangitoto in the background. We climbed up the side, rather than driving to the top.

Torea (oystercatchers) at the Tahuna Torea sandspit.

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Collecting shells at Tahuna Torea.

Walking with Daddy at Tahuna Torea.

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